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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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